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WHY DID RUPA AND SANATANA TAKE 20 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT FROM A MUSLIM RULER?
At that time, most of India was under Muslim rule. Nawab Hussain Shah ruled Bengal and Bangladesh. The Muslims rulers mostly had strong desires for two things—kanaka and kāmiṇī—gold and attractive women. They would forcibly…
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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN RUPA GOSWAMI COMPARED RADHARANI'S HAIR TO BLACK SNAKES?
Once, Sanātana Gosvāmī came to meet with Rūpa Gosvāmī as he was writing about the swing pastimes of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. In his writings, he was explaining how Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, along with the sakhīs and mañjarīs,…
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Glories of Madhvacarya
Madhvācārya preached by speaking hari-kathā, distributing mahā-prasāda, and serving the Vaiṣṇavas. These three things are very important. Now people think, “There are no Vaiṣṇavas. All are ordinary karmīs.” This is a bogus idea. If anyone…
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HOW DID SANATANA GOSVAMI BUILD THE MADAN MOHAN TEMPLE? AND WHAT WAS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEITY?
One morning in Mathurā, Sanātana Gosvāmī came across a brāhmaṇa lady, who was cooking in a most unusual manner. While she brushed her teeth with a neem stick, she used the other end to stir…
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Advaita Saptami
Today is Advaita Saptamī, the appearance day of Śrī Advaita Prabhu. In kali-yuga, on the order of God, Lord Śiva came as Śaṅkarācārya and preached advaitavāda, thus cheating the foolish jīvas and making them into…
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The King of Spring and the Spiritual Spring of the Soul - 10 Feb 2019 PM (English and Hindi)
English translation: Hindi:
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WHEN DOES KRSNA COME TO HELP THE DISTRESSED?
Līlā-rasa attracts all. Now, try to understand the meaning of rāsa-līlā. People think that rāsa-līlā is just dance, drama, kissing, embracing, and joking together. However, rāsa-līlā is kṛṣṇa-rasa, bhakti-rasa, prema-rasa, and vraja-rasa. How will it…
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CAN WE COMPREHEND RADHARANI'S SEPARATION MOOD OR KRSNA'S BEAUTY?
Kṛṣṇa’s name is our life and soul. How is this? Śrīmatī Rādhārānī is in Uddhava Kyārī, lying on a bed of lotus petals. The sakhīs fan Her and sprinkle water on Her face, while chanting…
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SRILA GURUDEVA'S APPEARANCE WAS THE MERCY OF SRI RADHA
Srīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja is an eternal associate of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in the transcendental realm of Vraja and was sent by them to spread vraja-bhakti (dine love of the residents of Vraja) in the material…
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ARE THE VRAJADEVIS SUPERIOR TO LORD BRAHMA? WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT KRSNA'S FEET AND FLUTE?
One day Yaśodā Mātā said to Kṛṣṇa, “Every morning You leave and come back in the evening. All the stones and thorns must hurt Your soft feet. I will make shoes for You.” But Kṛṣṇa…
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Srila Gurudeva Avirbhava Vyasa Puja - Prabhuji am ENG - 04 Feb 2019 pm
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Srila Gurudeva's Vyasa-puja
pray to the lotus feet of that person in whose heart Gurudeva is present. They are lucky and very qualified. From within the heart of his pure disciples, Srila Gurudeva will travel all over the…
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